A burglary case in Garvin County was solved thanks to DNA evidence. A career criminal was arrested in Antlers and booked in Pauls Valley for burglary.

A burglary case in Garvin County was solved thanks to DNA evidence. A career criminal was arrested in Antlers and booked in Pauls Valley for burglary.

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Updated: 6:24 PM CDT Apr 25, 2016

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WEBVTT LLEY WITH MORE ON THE BUST AND BILL. PATTY: INVESTIGATORS TELL US HE SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF RUMMAGING THROUGH THIS BUSINESS, AND WHILE INSIDE HE GOT THIRSTY AND THAT'S HOW HE GOT CAUGHT. >> HE BROKE THIS WINDOW RIGHT HERE. HE BROKE IT PUT HIS HAND IN AND OPENED IT. PATTY: GARVIN COUNTY INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT SHADOW RIGHT THERE IS ROBBIE SUTTERFIELD, BREAKING INTO THE WAREHOUSE IN JULY OF LAST YEAR. >> HE WAS JUST HANGING OUT. HE WENT AND GOT SOME SNACKS. PATTY: WORKERS WATCHED HIM ON VIDEO STEALING THEIR PERSONAL ITEMS, MONEY AND THEIR LUNCH. >> OSBI WAS ABLE TO MATCH A NAME WITH THE DNA EVIDENCE FROM THE RENTAL CAN -- REDBULL CAN. PATTY: IT TOOK NINE MONTHS TO MAKE THE MATCH, BUT LAST WEEK, SUTTERFIELD WAS PICKED UP IN ANTLERS AND CONFESSED TO THE CRIME. >> OKLAHOMA IS ONE OF THE STATES IN THE MINORITY THAT DO NO COLLECT DNA UPON THE ARREST. PATTY: SHERIFF LARRY RHODES SAYS SUTTERFIELD'S DNA WAS IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO PRIOR CONVICTIONS. BUT SAYS A DNA BILL CURRENTLY AWAITING THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE COULD MAKE ARRESTS LIKE THIS MORE COMMON. >> IT'S HELPFUL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. TO ME, IS NO DIFFERENT THAN COLLECTING FINGERPRINTS UPON ARREST.

DNA on Red Bull can links man to Garvin County warehouse burglary

A burglary case in Garvin County was solved thanks to DNA evidence. A career criminal was arrested in Antlers and booked in Pauls Valley for burglary.